Spring 2012 Assignment 4

Task:
Search and discover Web 2.0 tools that are available today. Using our class wiki, add at least 5 resources to our list. NO RESOURCE MAY BE REPEATED. You must identify 5 resources that no one else has listed. If there are duplicates, the person who posted the resource first will get credit.

For each resource:

1. Identify the tool and link to the tool’s website.
2. List the Essential Learning Function(s) from your text book.
3. List the Grade Level or Subject Area it could best be applied.
4. Identify the pros and cons of using this tool.
5. Record your name as the reviewer of the tool.

Resources:
You can simply search for these tools by using the keywords “Web 2.0”, “Web 2.0 in education”, and “Web 2.0 tools”. In addition, here are a few places to get you started:

1. http://splinternet.wordpress.com/2010/08/07/my-list-of-free-web-2-0-tools/
2. http://edudemic.com/2010/07/the-35-best-web-2-0-classroom-toolschosen-by-you/
3. http://www.shambles.net/pages/learning/ict/web2edu/
4. http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/

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Tools	Essential Learning Function	Grade/Level Appropriate	Pro	Con	Evaluator

Tools	EssentialLearningFunction	Grade/Level	Pro	Con	Evaluator
1.) Wordpress	Ubiquity, Collaboration, Reflection	3-12	Asynchronous, Free, Open	Learning Curve	Edward Foote
2). Blogger	Collaboration & Reflection	1-12	Free, Open, Easy to Join Multiple Blogs	Learning Curve- Layout is Very Different Than Wordpress	Kylie Smith
3). Classroom 2.0	Collaboration, Discussion, Sharing of Ideas	For Teachers	Browse and Discuss Technology in the Classroom, Live Seminars	Crowded Layout Could Be Difficult For Navigation	Kylie Smith
4). SquareSpace	Reflection, Collaboration	1-12	Free, Open, Easy to Navigate	Cost	Kylie Smith
5). SMART Board Revolution	Smart Board Media Sharing	For Teachers	Searchable Discussion Forum, Live Chat	Crowded Website Design	Kylie Smith
6). ThinkQuest	Group Project Space	3-12	Collaboration With Other Classrooms, Library of Past Projects	None that I can find- great layout and tools Very user friendly!	Kylie Smith
7. )LiveMinutes	Collaboration, Sharing of Ideas,Live Discussions	For Teachers	Free, Easy to Navigate, Live Collaboration.	Only one editor while 20 may be in the conference at one time.	Jaimalya Ashford
8.) Yaca Paca!	Create Quizzes, Surveys, Share Assessments	For Teachers and Students (All Grade levels)	Free, Easy to Navigate, Set work for whole class.		Jaimalya Ashford
9.) AAASpell	Change,Practice,and Correct Spelling Lists and Vocabulary	For Students,Parents, and Teachers	Free Easy to Create and Navigate.		Jaimalya Ashford
10) Storybird	Collaborative Story Telling	For Teachers and Students (3-12)	Free Easy to Navigate and Create, Sharing and Posting abilities		Jaimalya Ashford
11.) Schoolology	Connect, Share,and collaborate with other educators, and students	For Teachers, Students (all ages),and parents	Free, Easy to Navigate, Interractive		Jaimalya Ashford
12) SnappyWords	Making Things Visible and Discussable.	For Teachers, Language researchers, and students. (3-12)	Free, Easy to Navigate, Visual Online Thesaurus Dictionary.	Some words, definitions may be difficult to understand.	Lisa Shurland Farrell
13) MyStickies	Ubiquity, Learning Inside and Outside the Classroom.	For Professors, Teachers and Students (4-12).	Free, Sharing and Navigating. Sticky Notes for the Web.	Donation Required.	Lisa Shurland Farrell
14) America's Story	Deep Learning, Engage Thinking at a Higher Level.	(3-12)	Free, Easy to Navigate		Lisa Shurland Farrell
15) Flickr	Expressing Ourselves, Sharing Ideas by Uploading Photos.	Teachers	Free, Easy to Navigate, Uploading Photos through Emails, Facebook, Twitter, Blogs and other sources.	May be difficult for navigation.	Lisa Shurland Farrell
16) Delicious	Collaboration, Teaching and Learning With Others.	Teachers and Students. (5-12)	Free, Bookmark Site, Social Network of Sharing of Notes.		Lisa Shurland Farrell
17) SnagFilms	Research, Ubiquity, Making things visible and Discussable	3-12	Large variety of documentaries and easy to navigate		Jen Anten
18) JeopardyLabs	Ubiquity, Making things Visible	1-12	Easy to make jeopardy games as well as edit. multi-player		Jen Anten
19) SlideShare	Sharing, Collaboration, Ubiquity	1-12	Free, easy to make and share online	Just like power point	Jen Anten
20) TeachAde	Expressive, Collaborative, Planning	1-12	You can add resources or download resources for classroom use		Jen Anten
21) Bubbl.us	Visible and Discussable, Deep Learning, Planning, Organization	3-12	Great for teaching planning skills on the computer, easy and can be colorful		Jen Anten
10). Nine Hub	Learning Management System	Teachers	Can create online courses and invite anyone to join	very little information provided about how to use the program	Kelly Morriss
11.) Croc Docs	View and comment on any document at anytime - great for feedback	Teachers/5-12	Can invite others to join, can collaborate in real-time		Kelly Morriss
12). Show Document	Sharing online documents, online white board, co-edit documents	Teachers/Students 3-12	Document sharing, collaboration	30 minute session time & no audio or video (for the free edition)	Kelly Morriss
13). Sync.in	Multiperson edit, Brainstorming	Teachers with other teachers/3-12	Collaboration with others, brainstorming, project planning, drafts	Cost	Kelly Morriss
14). iNetWord Editor	Collaboration & Folder Sharing	1-12	Share work with others, track edits	Cannot edit when someone else is editing	Kelly Morriss
15).Creately	Online Diagraming and Collaborating	Teachers	Great for creating diagrams, projects, and flowcharts, can use multiple users	Costs money to get unlimited use/create multiple users	Kelly Morriss
22.) Spelling City	Ubiquity, Collaboration	1-12	Helps students and teachers improve English Language Arts skills such as vocabulary and spelling	Costs money for full access	Kevin Drake
23.) Education World	Expressing ourselves, sharing ideas, building community	For Teachers	resource for educators to share lesson plans, read website reviews, discuss topics	somewhat cluttered and loaded with advertisements	Kevin Drake
24.)Dave's ESL Cafe	Ubiquity, Collaboration, Expressing ourselves, sharing ideas, building community	7-12	Virtual community includes mailing lists, discussion groups, books, job listings, quizzes, idioms, slang	specialized toward ESL education	Kevin Drake
25.)Educational Networking	Collaboration, Expressing ourselves, sharing ideas, building community	For Teachers	Wiki for finding social networks related to education, sharing of articles and blog posts that discuss educational networking	lack of organization	Kevin Drake
26.)Popplet	Project management, collaboration, sharing ideas	3-12, teachers	Visually share ideas, brainstorm, create mind-maps	must set up a free account first, but had trouble signing in	Kevin Drake
27) Penzu	Expressing Ourselves	3-12 teachers and students	Great for keeping journals and creative writing assignments.Free	Private	Cory Gross
28) JustPasteIT	Note Sharing Service	5-12	Very easy to use, Note sharing capabilities,	Some guidance may be requires	Cory Gross
29)What2Learn	Ubiquity	6-12 Teachers &Students	Countless Games, Usable outside of class, Easy to Monitor		Cory Gross
30) Eyeplorer	Research Making things Visible	6-12	Free, Accessible	Uses Wikipedia Sources	Cory Gross
31) Dropbox	Computer/Device File sharing	3-12	Great for sharing files	Not much memory	Cory Gross